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July 13, 2016
Parents Campaign starts to lower expectations for educational results for MS K-12 schools #msleg
School district ratings for 2015 are coming later this week. And it just got a whole lot harder to make a good grade. This is the first set of grades for schools under the new accountability model, with very different expectations, and the first using an online test (2015 PARCC). Both are likely to drive…
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July 13, 2016
@MSPolicy piles on criticism of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s suit to end charter schools in MS
Statement of Forest Thigpen on the Lawsuit to Kill Charter Schools in Mississippi Forest Thigpen, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed yesterday by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The suit alleges that charter school funding violates the Mississippi constitution, in part because the plaintiffs say…
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July 13, 2016
@EmpowerMS rips @SPLCenter ‘frivilous lawsuit’ that attempts to undo MS charter school law via judge
Statement On Frivolous Charter School Lawsuit Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit in Hinds County Chancery Court challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi’s charter school law. Empower Mississippi President Grant Callen released the following statement: It is unconscionable that an organization that purports to represent low income families would attack an institution that…
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July 13, 2016
@Mississippi1st says timing of @SPLCenter lawsuit undermines MS kids and parents
Mississippi First Statement on the Southern Poverty Law Center Charter School Lawsuit Yesterday, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit alleging that the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2013 is unconstitutional under the Mississippi Constitution. We are confident the claims will be answered in court. Today, we would like to make a…
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July 13, 2016
@BIPEC Recommended Defense Attorney John Brady Raises More Money Than All of His Opponents for #MSSC
BIPEC Recommended and Business Defense Attorney John Brady Raises More Money Than All of His Opponents for the Third Consecutive Time and Has More Cash On Hand The Committee to Elect John Brady to the Mississippi Supreme Court announced today that, according to finance reports filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, Brady’s Committee has…
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July 12, 2016
Americans for Propserity MS disappointed with SPLC lawsuit to stifle school choice
AFP Disappointed with SPLC Attempts to Tamp Down on School Choice Americans for Prosperity reacted with disappointment after the Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit against the state of Mississippi, challenging a landmark charter school law that gave same Mississippi parents more control over their own children’s educations. AFP stands in support of the law…
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July 12, 2016
@SPLCenter called “mean” by judge who dismissed Alabama 2014 school choice lawsuit #charter #msleg
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Alabama’s school choice law, calls plaintiffs ‘mean’ U.S. District Judge Keith Watkins on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to permanently block the implementation of the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA), the landmark school choice bill Republicans passed in 2013. The Southern Poverty Law Center filed the lawsuit in August of last year…
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July 12, 2016
Wicker, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Mobile Network in Rural America
RELEASE: Senators to FCC: Close the Rural Broadband Gap Wicker, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Mobile Network in Rural America WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are leading a bipartisan effort urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Mobility Fund, which is aimed…
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July 12, 2016
SALTER on the perceptions and distrust of law enforcement and judicial system
SID SALTER: Mississippians’ perceptions meld into distrust So the basis for the distrust of law enforcement and the judicial system by blacks can be quantified in terms that we can all understand. Statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey suggest that those otherwise irrational fears have a statistical basis in that…
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July 12, 2016
City of Natchez owes the IRS $14,000
Natchez owes $14,000 to IRS The City of Natchez owes about $14,000 in penalties and interest for failing to file reports and taxes to the Internal Revenue Service dating back to 2011. Mayor Darryl Grennell says IRS representatives made a stop at City Hall Friday to inform the clerk’s office the city had failed to…
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July 12, 2016
State Sen. David Parker addresses DUI Forum on reforms
RELEASE: PARKER ADDRESSES DUI FORUM Jackson meeting coordinates Mississippi efforts to reform DUI laws, enhance prosecution JACKSON (July 11, 2016) – Senator David Parker (R-Olive Branch) praised the Mississippi DUI Forum for continuing progress toward more effective efforts to combat impaired driving in Mississippi. “The work being done at meetings like this which bring together…
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July 12, 2016
Congressman Thompson Statement Opposing FAA Extension
RELEASE: Thompson Statement Opposing FAA Extension July 11, 2016 (WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement opposing the FAA extension: “While I commend the leadership of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for negotiating language to enhance aviation safety, I oppose this FAA…
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July 31, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: July 31, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 30, 2026
MCC, Compass partnering to train Mississippians to fill data center jobs
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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July 30, 2026
U.S. economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high
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Frank Corder
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July 27, 2026
German cookie manufacturer locating operations in Madison with $70 million investment
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Frank Corder
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July 23, 2026
SIP Manufacturing coming to the Sip with $100 million investment
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Frank Corder
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July 14, 2026
Aluminum Dynamics investing another $200 million in Lowndes County
Culture
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Frank Corder
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July 31, 2026
Bit of the ‘Sip returns to Oxford
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Alistair Begg
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July 31, 2026
Sovereign Lord, gentle shepherd
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Susan Marquez
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July 30, 2026
Biloxi’s Fly Llama Brewing named a Top 10 Producer in the 2026 U.S. Open Hard Seltzer Championship
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Delbert Hosemann
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July 29, 2026
Every Mississippi child matters. Every day counts
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Sid Salter
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July 29, 2026
Mississippi’s senators again control major legislative “gates” for defense contracting
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Jeremy Hutchinson
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July 27, 2026
When junk science decides guilt in the South
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